Age has been kind to Painter and a little over a year ago he moved into his new home of The Mayflower.

Beloved by all, The Mayflower’s staff wanted to do something extra special for Painter’s birthday.

“Ray is special all together but he’s also a World War II veteran. There’s not many of those still around,” said The Mayflower’s Becky Tacy.

Painter has always loved receiving mail, especially cards. So, Tacy and the staff came up with the idea of asking others to write Painter a birthday card. They took to Facebook, asking for 100 cards for his 100th birthday.

Since posting, Painter has received 174 cards prior to the start of his birthday month. The cards have come from all over including California, New Hampshire, Ohio, Florida, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Michigan and more.

The cards are significant to Painter as well as the Mayflower staff.

“It just makes you realize there’s good people out there,” said Tacy. “He got 100 cards and now he wants 1000!”

If you’d like to mail a card to Painter in honor of his 100th birthday, the address is:

Ray Painter C/O The Mayflower

409 S. Main Street

Lexington, VA

24450

UPDATE:

Since this story published, Painter has received well over 100 cards. He now hopes to receive over a thousand.